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Increase in carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE)
Increasing incidence of bloodstream infections with Enterobacterales resistant to carbapenem antibiotics poses a significant threat to patients and healthcare systems in the EU/EEA.
Poliovirus detections in sewage call for vigilance
While the EU/EEA remains polio-free, recent detections of poliovirus in wastewater samples in the EU/EEA call for safeguarding high polio vaccination coverage and addressing vaccination gaps.
Avian influenza viruses pose an increasing threat, with the potential to adapt to humans and trigger future pandemics. Employing a One Health approach, ECDC and EFSA have issued scientific advice that assesses avian influenza virus mutations and the potential of these viruses to spread to humans, along with recommendations for the animal and public health sectors.
Carbapenem resistance in Enterobacterales, such as Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli, poses a significant threat to patients and healthcare systems in European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) countries.
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 24-31 January 2025, and includes updates on influenza A(H5N1), chikungunya, dengue, mpox, Marburg virus disease, suspected viral haemorrhagic fever in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Ebola.
Between September and December 2024, four countries in the EU/EEA (Finland, Germany, Poland, and Spain) and the United Kingdom (UK) reported detections of a genetic cluster of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) in sewage samples.
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